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Health Care Hint: Urgent Care Offers Quality, Quick, Lower-Cost Care

Farmington Hills, Mich. (March 1, 2012)---Can't get an appointment with the family doctor? Need medical treatment when the doctor's office is closed? People who choose Botsford Midwest Urgent Care receive quality care at a much lower cost compared to going to a hospital emergency room (ER).

ERs focus on medical emergencies---matters of life and death. ERs are not set up to focus on routine health care. If a person goes to an ER for a routine problem:

• It will cost a lot more than it would at a doctor's office or at an urgent care center. A trip to the ER for an earache, for example, may cost three to four times as much as it would at a doctor's office.
• Wait times in ERs can be much longer compared to an urgent care center or a doctor's office. The average wait time at Botsford Midwest Urgent Care is 15 minutes.

"While most health problems are not emergencies, many people unwisely visit an ER because they can get in without an appointment. But, they pay a high price for that convenience," says Ron Kuzdak, D.O., a family medicine physician at Farmington Village Family Practice located in downtown Farmington. "In the past, an ER was the first option. Now urgent care centers are the best choice for no-appointment convenience."

Within 48 hours, Dr. Kuzdak receives follow-up reports on his patients who have sought care at Botsford Midwest Urgent Care.

Dr. Kuzdak adds, "Since I’m unable to be available to my patients after office hours, I rest easier knowing they can receive quality care when they need it."

• Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.
• Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Botsford Midwest Urgent Care is located at 15540 Beech Daly Road---just north of 5 Mile Road on the east side of Beech Daly---and is an easy drive for people in Redford, Livonia, Detroit, Farmington Hills, Farmington, Dearborn Heights and Southfield. Phone the urgent care center at 313-592-6330. For more information, go to www.BotsfordUrgentCare.com.

ABOUT BEAUMONT HEALTH
Beaumont Health is Michigan's largest health care system, based on inpatient admissions and net patient revenue. A not-for-profit organization, it was formed in 2014 by Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare to provide patients with the benefit of greater access to extraordinary, compassionate care, no matter where they live in Southeast Michigan. Beaumont Health consists of eight hospitals with 3,337 beds, 168 outpatient sites, nearly 5,000 physicians and 35,000 employees and about 3,500 volunteers. In 2015, the organization had $4.1 billion in net revenue with 177,934 inpatient admissions, 17,151 births and 530,860 emergency visits. For more information, visit beaumont.org.